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The arts and civic behavior

By Ed Morrison
Created 12/22/2004 - 21:28

Can artists improve civic behavior?

Here's an interesting article from the Harvard University Gazette about the mayor of Bogota, Colombia. He's a former academic and has been using mimes to encourage people not to jaywalk or behave irresponsibly in public.

Initially, 20 professional mimes shadowed pedestrians who didn't follow crossing rules: A pedestrian running across the road would be tracked by a mime who mocked his every move. Mimes also poked fun at reckless drivers. The program was so popular that another 400 people were trained as mimes. Read more [1].

One of the biggest challenges we face in Cleveland is improving civic behavior. Mimes, anyone?

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